As long as humans are involved, there will be errors, exploits, and failures in defenses. It is dangerous to assume that you will be spared an incident and that your defenses will always work. Thus, preparing for a breach is essential, and one simple and effective way to secure your data is by ensuring it is not accessible to anyone on your network, including yourself.
Orchestrated third-party data custodianship is critical – get your data off your own networks. Simultaneously, create automated recovery processes and procedures and test them regularly!
Note that Immutable backups alone are not enough to address ransomware concerns. Numerous incidents have shown that ransomware can defeat efforts to access and recover data. Identity attacks and physical attacks on infrastructure can destroy or make backups inaccessible.
If the seatbelt is the equivalent of your data backup, then air-gapped, third-party data custodianship is your airbag.
Current controls in cybersecurity often miss the mark on this simple yet effective technique.
What is the ROI of investing in recovery processes? Well, the cost of a ransomware attack can be up to 20% of revenue, including downtime and reputational damage, while the ransom itself is about 3%. Furthermore, according to Gartner, 60% of companies that suffer permanent data loss go out of business.
It appears there is sufficient ROI for preparation, would you agree?
Would you drive without airbags?
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